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Useful Phone Numbers & Websites

Attorney General
Consumer inquiries or complaints: (800) 952-5225
Reporter of Medi-Cal fraud or elder abuse: (800) 722-0432
www.ag.ca.gov

Consumer Affairs
Consumer information includes:

  • Filing a complaint
  • Product recalls
  • License verification
  • Consumer updates

(800) 952-5210
www.dca.ca.gov

Contractors
Status of a contractor's license and contractor complaints: (800) 321-2752
www.cslb.ca.gov

Corporations
Consumer inquiries or complaints about brokers and investment advisors: (866) 275-2677
www.corp.ca.gov

Education
Education information includes:

  • Testing and accountability
  • Specialized programs

(916) 319-0800
www.cde.ca.gov

Employment Development
Assistance and information for the unemployed: (800) 300-5616
www.edd.ca.gov

Fair Employment & Housing
Employment and housing discrimination complaints: (800) 884-1684
www.dfeh.ca.gov

Financial Institutions
Consumer inquiries or complaints about state-related financial institutions: (800) 622-0620
www.dfi.ca.gov

Fish & Game
Report poachers and polluters: (888) 334-2258
www.dfg.ca.gov

Franchise Tax Board
Taxpayer information: (800) 852-5711
www.ftb.ca.gov

Office of the Governor
Express a concern about state government: (916) 445-2841
www.gov.ca.gov

Health Care Services (Medi-Cal)
Questions on health benefits and/or eligibility: (800) 541-5555

Insurance

  • Consumer hotline: (800) 927-4357
  • Low-cost auto insurance program: (866) 602-8861

www.insurance.ca.gov

Managed Health Care
Complaints against a health maintenance organization (HMO): (888) 466-2219
www.dmhc.ca.gov

Motor Vehicles
Appointments for driver license or vehicle registration renewal: (800) 777-0133
www.dmv.ca.gov

Medical Board
Complaints against a doctor and status of a doctor's license: (800) 633-2322
www.mbc.ca.gov

Parks and Recreation
State campground reservations: (800) 444-7275
www.parks.ca.gov

Public Utilities
Utility rates, service, and billing problems: (800) 649-7570
www.cpuc.ca.gov

Resources, Recycling & Recovery (CalRecycle)
Recycling program information and complaints: (800) 732-9253
www.calrecycle.ca.gov

State Auditor
Reports of improper governmental activities: (800) 952-5665
www.bsa.ca.gov

Secretary of State
Elections and campaign information, corporations and partnerships, domestic partnerships, state archives: (800) 345-8683 or (916) 653-6814
www.sos.ca.gov

Transportation
Real time traffic information: (800) 427-7623
www.quickmap.dot.ca.gov

Veterans Affairs
Veterans benefits or complaints about providers: (800) 952-5626
www.cdva.ca.gov

Workers' Compensation
Information and assistance: (800) 736-7401
www.dir.ca.gov/dwc